Social workers slam ‘harassment’ of 13-year-old dad

Social workers fear media frenzy will damage Alfie’s familySocial workers claim that a media frenzy is damaging the welfare of “father at 13” Alfie Patten, his one-time girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, and her newborn daughter. Child protection officers at East Sussex County Council have written to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) to complain about harassment of the teenagers.

The worst is yet to comeCharities are still surfing the wave of the boom years of economic growth. But new figures show that the recession will soon hit hardest those who are reliant on sales and contracts for income.

Beyond the limitsKevin Brennan, minister for the third sector, tells Alison Benjamin why the government’s rescue plan will make charities more resilient and better able to deliver huge swaths of public services, without losing their independence.

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